Jones Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright mate, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for the next couple of weeks.

Straight up, I’d love to give you a cracker, but this is a tough one. The whole 16-day window is a write-off. There’s not a single session that’s worth paddling out for. Every single time slot is flagged as poor surf conditions, so my advice is to leave the board in the shed.

We’re looking at Jones Beach (New York) for this one. Water temp is sitting around 73°, which is about 1° warmer than the long-term average, so pretty normal for this time of year. But that’s where the good news ends.

The swell energy is barely a whisper. The highest reading we see is a measly 102 (moderate) on Friday morning the 28th of August, with a 3 ft swell from the SE at 8 seconds. That’s short period, weak, and the wind is a light cross-shore at 3 mph from the west. Still, the wave comment says poor surf conditions, so it’s just not happening.

The rest of the run is weaker again. Most days the combined energy is in the double digits, well under 100 (weak energy), with heights bouncing between 0.7 ft and 3 ft. The wind is often onshore or cross-onshore, and when it’s offshore, it’s still too small and weak to do anything with. The swell direction is all over the shop – SE, ESE, S, E – but none of it lines up with the optimum SSE direction. Even the periods are short, mostly 4 to 9 seconds, so no grunt behind it.

There’s a stretch of clean conditions on the 3rd of September with cross-offshore winds, but the swell is only 1 ft with 50 energy. That’s not surfable. The same goes for the 5th and 11th of September with clean wind again but tiny waves. This is a beach break exposed to the swell, but with no energy and bad direction, it’s a flat spell.

Bottom line: there are no good surf options in this 16-day window. The area is fairly consistent normally, so this is a blank run that happens sometimes. Forecasts can change, so keep an eye on it, but for now, don’t bother.

Rusty.

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